A threat made to Gautier students wasn't reported until hours after school, principal says

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Sun Herald file

Gautier

The Gautier High School principal alerted parents of an alleged threat made against students on Thursday -- hours after school was dismissed for the day.

Debbie Anglin, director of communication for the Pascagoula-Gauter School Disctrict, released the text of a phone message Sparkman sent to parents at 8:20 p.m.

The message says "a student allegedly made a threatening statement to classmates" during school hours, although school officials were not made aware of the threat until later in the day, after dismissal.

Sparkman told parents that that campus police and the Gautier Police Department were notified and "worked quickly to investigate the alleged threat and have conducted interviews with all parties involved."